Veterinary Assistant

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent care and ensure cleanliness and comfort of all AMC patients
• Assist with patient admissions, transfers, visits, and discharges
• Perform accurate record keeping and data entry
• Communicate changes in patient’s behavior and voids to doctors and technicians
• Maintain excellent working relationships between departments
• Restrain patients for treatments and minor procedures
• Run point of care laboratory tests
• Maintain an organized, sanitary healing environment

Requirements

• Ability to lift and restrain animals weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• High level of initiative and organizational skills
• Ability to remain composed in stressful and emergency situations
• Ability to follow detailed protocols
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Flexibility for shift work in a 24/7 hospital environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Approved Veterinary Assistant or equivalent certificate

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• $1,000 sign-on bonus
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• 50% discount on veterinary care
• 403b matching
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Eligibility for Public Loan Service Forgiveness Program

About the Company

Founded in 1910, the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center is the world’s largest veterinary teaching hospital, offering compassionate, collaborative, and cutting-edge veterinary care in a state-of-the-art 83,000-square-foot facility in Manhattan.